The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-28
Mr.. Joseph n. Balderston adyer.

butter herds in the State, the cows
having all been raised by Mr.. B. for
dairy purposes with no thought of
disposing of them, but recent arrange.
ments for a change to other business
makes it necessary to offer the herd
at public sale.
Thomas Brown, son of Miles
Brown who resides in this neighbor
hood, met with an accident on the
railroad where he was employed
which necessitated the amputation
of his left arm His brother brought
the amputated limb home in box
on Monday evening to be deposited
in the family burying ground.
That was a hard hit at the rum
interest which the Knights of Labor
dealt at their convention recently
held in Minneapolis. When the vote
was taken to strike the articles from
their constitution which refuses
membership to the order to persons
dealing in spirituous liquors, the,
vote stood lO4 to 46 against striking
out the temperance article.
For stew, fry, PANIED or raw
oyster 20 to Hamb,eton's.
There is nothing quite so luscious
at this season of the year as nice
fat bivalve, and Hambleton's is the
place to get them.
The new firm of S. w. Psssmore
& Son commenced operations at the
Dickey green houses and nursery in
Oxford on Monday. Between the
chickens and the flowers friend Pass
more will srend no idle hours. The
green house here in connection with
those rented in Oxford will be run to
their utmost capacity. After many
trials and tribulations incident to
running a chicken ranch he has
SO far mastered the art of Matching
chickens by the incubator as to lose
not more than half the eggs.
Rising Sun ought to be reckoned
as musical town. For the size of
the place we doubt if there is town
in the country that will crank" it
Amongst the musical appliances and
in point of uolume, a brass band
stands at the head; IL pianos. 20
organs, one contralto singer, a small
SPECIMEN of humanity who performs
we'll on the mouth organ. and several
professional and noa.professional
fiddlers. Such an array of musical
plant ought to be able to turn out
good deal of harmony.
The stock at E. Bufington's is full
and complete, call and be suited al
prices always as low as the lowest.
Professor Henry f. Alvord, of
Amherst College. Massachusetts,. has
been rendered the presidency of the
Maryland Agricultural College. The
professor had a conference with the
committee of the trustees of the col.
lege on Oct. II, and said he would
give them an answer shortly. 1t is
believed that he will accept the po.
sition. II be was from the Agricul-
tural College of that state we would
feel more hopeful of our melancholy
excuse for an agricultural college.
In all towns where a newspaper is
published, every man should adver.
tise in it, even if nothing more than
a card stating his name and the bus.
mess he is engaged in. 1t does not
only pay the advertiser but let's the
people at distance know that the
town in which you reside is a pros
porous community of business men
AS the seed is sown so the seed re-
compenses. Never pull down your
sign while you expect to do business
Peter Cooper. Peter Cooper was
one of the best business men this
country ever produced, and under
stood what he was talking about.
There is considerable popping in
the mornings all round the fields
supposed to be the efforts of amateur
gunners to bring down the whirring
partridge. The birds were presumed
by the statute of Marylan to be
ripe on the 9th OF this month and
will be too old for further use on the
LIST of January. Some folks are
thinking about publishing notice to
gunners, but if they put it off a little
while longer they'll have no game to
protect There appears to exist a
doubt as to the value of game on
their premises. Twenty five cts seems
to be their price fixed upon, and they
can't see the way to paying more
than that sum to have notice pub.
lished two months, and the publish
ers can't see It either.
With the fall of the leaves the cells
commence their return to salt water
and owners of fishpots on the Sus-
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